Ford U.K. Workers Ballot on Strike Action

Workers Demand Job Security, Improved Pension

Jan. 28, 2014 7:58 a.m. ET

U.K. labor union Unite has started balloting workers at Ford Motor Co.'s six U.K. sites over strike action in a row over job security and pensions, 10 months after the U.S. giant closed its last vehicle-manufacturing plant in the U.K.

Unite said it was balloting over 5,000 of Ford's hourly paid workforce, who work mainly on the production line making components for cars. The workers are demanding commitments to job security in line...